This is my gunite shell. The worker is drilling into the shell. Should it be this sandy or should the gunite be more solid snd break into larger chunks?
Failed Pool Under Construction
Gunite was shot a year ago. Plumbing was started. I have photos of some pipes on interior of pool. Builder didn’t connect pipes to pump pad until a week ago. The pool shell popped out of ground Fall of 2022. Pool builder said all was okay because the shell settled back into hole. Pool builder...
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You probably need an engineer to advise you.
You can do some core samples and send them off for evaluation.
They can do tests like compression strength etc.
You can do some core samples and send them off for evaluation.
They can do tests like compression strength etc.
Just over a year old. There are structural cracks and the gunite contractor is drilling into shell to show us the depth of the gunite shell.
You probably need an engineer to advise you.
You can do some core samples and send them off for evaluation.
They can do tests like compression strength etc.
You can do some core samples and send them off for evaluation.
They can do tests like compression strength etc.
A Shotcrete/Gunite shell should never have a sandy texture to it when exposing the inner shell. It appears that the mixture was not correct at time of application.
That's not a drill; that's a jackhammer and they are making a big mess.
Why is the thickness being questioned?
If they want to verify the thickness, they should just core drill some holes.
There is a lot more to the story than you are providing.
Why is the thickness being questioned?
If they want to verify the thickness, they should just core drill some holes.
There is a lot more to the story than you are providing.
"Gunite was shot a year ago.
Plumbing was started.
I have photos of some pipes on interior of pool.
Builder didn’t connect pipes to pump pad until a week ago.
The pool shell popped out of ground Fall of 2022.
Pool builder said all was okay because the shell settled back into hole.
Pool builder put in a French drain around the perimeter during Spring 2023.
We still had water in both in pool and around it.
Tile and coping and deck installed early Summer 2023.
Plaster scheduled for a Thursday a couple of weeks ago.
The rain water was pumped out of shell and the pool was power washed for plaster.
The next day there was about 10 inches of water in the deep end.
Plaster crew pumped it out, shot plaster.
The pool took a couple of days to fill, but I noticed we were losing water.
Meanwhile, a crew was hand digging a hole next to the pool to ready for a sump pump system.
They could get far down because the hole was slowly filling with water.
About 6 days after the plaster completion, I noticed a structural crack running the entire perimeter of the pool floor.
We know that it’s leaking water.
What caused the structural failure?"
Plumbing was started.
I have photos of some pipes on interior of pool.
Builder didn’t connect pipes to pump pad until a week ago.
The pool shell popped out of ground Fall of 2022.
Pool builder said all was okay because the shell settled back into hole.
Pool builder put in a French drain around the perimeter during Spring 2023.
We still had water in both in pool and around it.
Tile and coping and deck installed early Summer 2023.
Plaster scheduled for a Thursday a couple of weeks ago.
The rain water was pumped out of shell and the pool was power washed for plaster.
The next day there was about 10 inches of water in the deep end.
Plaster crew pumped it out, shot plaster.
The pool took a couple of days to fill, but I noticed we were losing water.
Meanwhile, a crew was hand digging a hole next to the pool to ready for a sump pump system.
They could get far down because the hole was slowly filling with water.
About 6 days after the plaster completion, I noticed a structural crack running the entire perimeter of the pool floor.
We know that it’s leaking water.
What caused the structural failure?"
